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From: deichman@cod.nosc.mil (Shane D. Deichman)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Re: Camoflage
Message-ID: <1990Aug23.014206.649@cbnews.att.com>
Date: 23 Aug 90 01:42:06 GMT
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From: deichman@cod.nosc.mil (Shane D. Deichman)

In article <1990Aug18.182628.24480@cbnews.att.com> ames!ames!claris!portal!cup.portal.com!mmm@uunet.UU.NET writes:
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>Notice the camoflage worn by our boys in Saudi Arabia?  It looks like
>their clothing was accidently stained by used motor oil, and then had
>an unfortunate accident with a flock of seagulls.  Or maybe it was strapped
>to the front of a VW bus driving at 80 mph through Wisconsin in the summer.
>
>But seriously, why does it have all those little specks on it?  Anyone
>viewing such camoflage with sufficient resolution to see the specks
>is likely to be able to see the eyes and mouth of the guy wearing it.

The entire purpose of camouflage is not to make you invisible, but rather
to conceal your outline.  Random patterns and images (including specks)
contribute to this "low observability", and make your shape more difficult
to resolve (and therefore more difficult to get a bead on).  Of course,
if you're close enough to resolve the specks, either you or the guy wearin'
them is going to be coming to a rather abrupt demise....


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